One comparison of ideas can be drawn from Aristotle and Plato's belief about things not of this dimension, demonstrated through Socrates and Aristotle's text. ... Though Aristotle and Plato both express similar ideas here, Plato demonstrates his feelings through Socrates' persistance in the face of his own mortality, while Aristotle expresses his conclusions to an audience of students of intellectual pursuits. Another way Socrates brings to life Aristotle's words through his character is by his embodiment of contradiction. ... Another way to look at this same concept...

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Aristotle recognised that inclusion of all citizens, and freedom of speech, were not the only hallmarks of a democratic constitution, but that citizens were paid for attending the Ekklesia. ... Aristotle notes however that an individual could only hold membership twice in a lifetime and not in consecutive years. ... According to Aristotle, the jurors (dikasteria) were paid 2-3 obols a day, a democratic innovation parallel to that of the Ekklesia in which poorer citizens were allowed to participate in the governance of their city. ... Aristotle notes that the trials for "deliberate murder ...

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With minds like Aristotle and Alexander the Great, Greece would use its government to expand its intelligential ideas of economy and wealth. ... With people such as Homer, Plato, Sacrates, Aristotle, and many other people, Greece was able to evolve through knowledge. ...

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Myth and music are the principal roots of drama. Myths always played an important role in human societies. They created a process of communication between people, in which some individuals shared with others their understanding of the world. That was achieved by offering a representation of the worl...

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As we have learned that in the year 399BC the Athenian philosopher Socrates was brought to trial and sentenced to death. It is due to the three counts that Socrates was charged; that being impiety, that is not recognizing the Gods recognized by Athens, introducing new Gods or divinities and lastly ...

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Most people think of ancient Athens as the city of freedom and democracy, whereas they think of Sparta as a highly restricted society. Schools teach us that modern democracies are modeled on Athens, while military dictatorships are modeled after Sparta. However, history shows us that women had muc...

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The ancient civilization of Greece is studied and remembered for its remarkable history that laid the foundation for unique cultures to sweep over the land from Asia to the western end of the Mediterranean Sea (Olympic). This ancient civilization's history is recollected for its amazing feats and notable achievements in the subjects of philosophy, literature, art, pottery, music, dance, theatre, science, mathematics and many more. It is through the knowledge and advancements of the people from Ancient Greece that led to democracy and the birth of Western culture. One of the most famous ev...

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the historics of greek theatre Theater was born in Attica, an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy, the great tragic poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros, in the thriving years of Alexandria and later on during the Roman domination, reached a beau ideal level...

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